tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post3045436943533243432..comments2024-03-15T07:28:47.064-05:00Comments on Treknobabble: The Next Generation, Season 4: Best of Both Worlds, Part 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-43376502701318513122011-07-10T09:29:49.523-05:002011-07-10T09:29:49.523-05:00Also, as much as I adore K'Ehleyr, I think not...Also, as much as I adore K'Ehleyr, I think not finding a way to keep Commander Shelby on the show in some capacity (even as a recurring guest) might be the biggest missed opportunity of TNG in terms of female characters.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08447483088054283298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-80977793094632140292011-07-10T09:27:58.467-05:002011-07-10T09:27:58.467-05:00Actually, it's the modern-day marathon that...Actually, it's the modern-day marathon that's 42.196 km. The distance from Marathon to Athens is right around 40 km. When the Olympics re-started in Greece in 1896, the marathon route was 40 km. Blame the Brits for the change. In the 1908 Olympics, it was changed to 26 miles (about 42 km) because of problems with the 40 km route they'd mapped out, and then 385 yards was tacked on so that Queen Alexandra could see the finish line from her royal box.* And believe me, I curse Queen Alexandra during those final 385 yards! :) So, perhaps in the future they have reverted to the original 40 km distance. I wish they'd told us how fast Picard ran it!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08447483088054283298noreply@blogger.com